Transcript Why campaign?

Salford Royal
Speech and Language Therapists
are
Nikki Clark, Naomi Sirkett and Laura O’Shea
Aims
• What is ‘Giving Voice’?
• What is Speech and Language Therapy?
– What types of patients do we see
– What input we deliver
• Case studies
• Guest stories
• Why campaign?
• National campaign by Royal College of Speech
and Language Therapists
• Increase understanding of the role of speech
and language therapy
• Show how it transforms lives
• Show how investment in speech and language
therapy can save money for the government,
society and the economy
Our service
• Adult service
• Communication and swallowing difficulties
• Work in the hospital, community, outpatient
clinics
Who do we work with?
People with:
• Neurological conditions e.g., stroke, head
injury
• Degenerative conditions - MND, Parkinson’s
Disease
• Dementia
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Stammering
• Voice
Facts and Figures
• 20% of the population may experience communication
difficulties at some point in their lives
• 700,000 people in the UK living with Dementia have
communication needs. In Salford 1322 people are living
with dementia.
• 1/3 of stroke patients have communication difficulties
• 10% of stroke-related deaths are caused by neurological
deficits, while 30% of post-stroke deaths are due to
pneumonia
• 58% of people who had a stammer at 16 are bullied during
childhood
Communication
• Assessment
• Therapy
• Alternative Augmentative Communication
• Advice e.g. patient, family, professionals
eye contact
gesture
talking
How do we
communicate?
social media
body language
reading & writing
facial expression
campaigning
VIDEO SLIDE
Sarah Scott, 19
Case study 1 – Mr Jones
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45 years old
Recently married
Qualified solicitor
Large stroke
Significant communication difficulties
Loss of independence and identity
Depression
Marriage breaking down
Swallowing
• > 80% referrals for people with swallowing
difficulties
• Complex process - 31 pairs of muscles and 5
pairs of cranial nerves
• We swallow ~ 850 times a day and 2 litres of
saliva daily
• Weakness or incoordination at any stage of
the swallow can cause swallowing difficulties
Normal Swallowing
Swallowing Difficulty
food stuck in
throat
coughing
hospital admissions
chest infection
Swallowing Difficulty
Side Effects
depression
upset
malnutrition
tube
feeding
embarrassment
eating in front of
others
Swallowing
Management of difficulties:
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Assessment – bedside / xray / endoscopy
Advice - modifying food and drink consistencies
Monitor chest status
Swallowing rehabilitation exercises
Liaison with other professionals
Case Study 2 - Mr Smith
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Patient living with Dementia
Admitted with pneumonia
Repeat chest infections
Coughing when eating and drinking
Not responding to treatment
Our patients can tell you about
their communication and
swallowing difficulties
Speech Therapy
at Salford Royal
• 16 Speech and Language Therapists (14.5 WTE)
• 2 Assistants (1.5 WTE)
• Work across hospital and community
• Community service covers patients resident or
registered with a Salford GP
Increased demand for service
Due to:
• Expansion of specialist services
- hyperacute stroke unit, trauma
• Improved staff education and awareness
- eLearning module
• Increased complexity of patients
- ageing population, specialist neuro
Community Referrals
900
779
Number of referrals
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671
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2011
2012
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Year
2014
2015
Hospital Referrals
3500
3238
Number of referrals
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2364
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2015
Why campaign?
Tackling communication and swallowing problems
reduces avoidable costs and waste:
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in the NHS
local authorities
criminal justice system
wider economy
Invest in speech therapy,
SAVE money - How?
Speech Therapy
Intervention
Net
Savings
Return on
Investment
Dysphagia in stroke patients
£13.3 million
annual saving
£2.30 for every £1
invested
Communication difficulties
in stroke patients
£15.4 million
annual saving
£1.30 for every £1
invested
Why campaign?
But...
• 80% of speech and language therapy services
are being asked to cut costs and services
resulting in:
- increased waiting times
- reduced access to services
• Media campaigns fight to increase numbers of
nurses and doctors …what about support
services?
Key Messages
• Greater awareness of speech and language therapy
• The impact speech and language therapy can have on
service users.
- Rehabilitation and management of symptoms
- Re-enablement back into society
• Remember wider support services not just doctors and
nurses in the NHS!